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Dadio wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 10:23 am That's turned out nicely I always fancied a boat .

Tamiya did re-release the Hotshot....

U lost me there

coxbros1 wrote: ↑Sun Jan 05, 2020 4:31 pm U lost me there

Cheap and easy way to get something that handles like a boat

Lol, i gotcha

Scored a vintage jackplate off ebay to replace my homemade mount. This will allow the engine to me moved up or down and trim to the the prop just right.
Bought some Torco 50%nitro/18%oil and idled 3 or 4 tanks thru it at 140 degrees. Tried to put a video on but dont know how

what prop you going to run?
marty

The engine was nib old stock....it had the prop on it in pic
and another one in a bag. I was just going to try the one in pic, i really dont know much about these boats.....how do i tell the difference in the two props?
Thanks

The 2 props look very very much alike an no numbers on the hub?
marty

Yep, they look identical to me and no #'s

If they are the stock props throw them as farrrr as you can!!!
Try an octura x437 -x440 3 blade or a octura x440 - x442 2 blade

Prop height should be around 1/8'' to 3/16'' above the bottom of the sponsons
an just a tick of negative angle.

You might look into intlwaters community forum for more on nitro rc boats.
marty

Thanks for the tips, gonna look into it!

Hopin to run this today for the 1st time....cant think of anything better during these strange times!

marty slater wrote: ↑Mon Jan 13, 2020 5:40 pm If they are the stock props throw them as farrrr as you can!!!

Now i know what Marty meant!
It ran fine, never stalled but prop wouldn't grab water other than idling. I ordered an Octura 437 like he recommended.

That prop is on the smaller size run it a little deeper then a 440.
A 442 run pretty high. you might look into international waters its a nitro boat site.
Good luck with it.
marty

Thanks Marty!!